Medan

[ me-dahn ]

noun

1. a city in NE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.

Medan

/ ˈmɛdɑːn /

noun

1. a city in Indonesia, in NE Sumatra: seat of the University of North Sumatra (1952) and the Indonesian Islam University (1952). Pop: 1 904 273 (2000)

Example Sentences

Similar rallies were held Saturday in other major cities across the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country, including in Bandung, Yogyakarta, Solo and Medan.

From Washington Times

His youngest son, Kaesang Pangarep, was last month named leader of a youth party, just days after joining, while his son-in-law is mayor of the city of Medan.

From Reuters

In the decade after the 1995 assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin by a Jewish zealot, Rabbi Medan worked on a covenant for coexistence between religious and secular Jews in Israel.

From New York Times

The first confirmed case was a 37-year-old male who was from the city of Medan and had visited a restaurant in Jakarta's central business district earlier this month, Tarmizi told a news conference.

From Reuters

Deputy Information Minister Baba Medan told Reuters he could not comment immediately on the reported shutdown, as he was busy attending the opening of parliament.

From Reuters